Robert TOMKINSON

1884 - 1963  (79 years)

• Name	Robert TOMKINSON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  Birth	12 Jul 1884	Gorton, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17]
  		RobertTomkinson b. 1884, Ardwick, Lancaster RobertTomkinson b. 1884, Ardwick, Lancaster., crtf. Copy of Birth Entry
  Residence	1891	St James, Gorton, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Baptism	8 May 1898	Manchester Gorton, Lancashire, England   [16]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Gorton, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Arrival	1905  [1, 4]
  Arrival	17 Sep 1909	Quebec, Canada   [5]
  _MILT	19 Jul 1915	Canada   [17]
  	Rank Name: Sergeant Service Number: 826245 Embarkation Ship: S.S. Southland Service: Canadian Expeditionary Force Primary Unit: 143rd Battalion Conflict Period: World War I Served For: Canada
  Residence	1917	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [19]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Burnaby Municipality, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	21 Feb 1923	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1931	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Arrival	1937	Liverpool, England   [13, 14]
  Departure	Montréal, Québec, Canada   [14]
  Residence	Abt 1941	2151 Linden Avenue , New Westminster , B.c.   [9]
  Residence	1945	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [18]
  	Occupation: Car Inspector
  Death	26 Dec 1963	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [3, 10, 15]
  Obituary for Robert TOMKINSON-0	28 Dec 1963	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [21]
  		Newspapers.com - The Vancouver Sun - 28 Dec 1963 - 26 Obituary for Robert TOMKINSON-0
  Residence	Sidney, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [10, 15]
  Person ID	I700	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	David TOMKINSON,   b. 18 May 1853, Winton, Lancashire, England d. Abt 1920 (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth LIVESEY,   b. 1856, Bury, Lancashire, England d. Jan 1933, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice COLESHILL,   b. 24 Feb 1887, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 11 Apr 1976, New Westminster, British Columbia (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1909	Lancaster, Lancashire, England
  		Copy of Entry of Marriage for Robert Tomkinson and Alice Coleshill, 1909 Copy of Entry of Marriage for Robert Tomkinson and Alice Coleshill, 1909
  Children	1. Fred TOMKINSON,   b. 30 Mar 1911, Ontario d. 4 Jun 1965 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Alice TOMKINSON,   b. 7 Oct 1917, British Columbia d. 16 Jan 1997 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William TOMKINSON,   b. 15 Feb 1914, New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada d. 23 Oct 1990, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		Photo
  		Robert Tomkinson Death Registration
  		143rd B.C. Bantams
  		Me. Robert and Alice Coleshill A family photo of Robert Tomkinson, his wife Alice Coleshill and their children William and Alice
  		143rd B.C. Bantams leaving Victoria
  		Robert Tomkinson Attestation Paper Robert Tomkinson Attestation Paper
  		RobertTomkinson b. 1884, Ardwick, Lancaster RobertTomkinson b. 1884, Ardwick, Lancaster., crtf. Copy of Birth Entry
  		Copy of Entry of Marriage for Robert Tomkinson and Alice Coleshill, 1909 Copy of Entry of Marriage for Robert Tomkinson and Alice Coleshill, 1909
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Newspapers.com - The Vancouver Sun - 28 Dec 1963 - 26 Obituary for Robert TOMKINSON-0
  		Canada, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 Tomkinson, Robert

  
  

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